Musica Nortena
Mexican Americans Creating a Nation Between Nations
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.
Published:15th May '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Musica nortena, a musical genre with its roots in the folk ballad traditions of Northern Mexico and the Texas-Mexican border region, has become a hugely popular musical style in the US, particularly among Mexican immigrants. This title provides a history of this transnational music that has found enormous commercial success in norteamerica.The first history of the music that binds together Mexican immigrant communities
“Ragland’s ethnomusicological approach to música norteña's evolution and its contemporary relevance, brings the topic to life. The music is clearly a prism to examining a broad swath of social, political, economic, cultural, and communications issues. Her musical analysis is fresh, rare, and valuable.”—Daniel Sheehy, Director and Curator, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
ISBN: 9781592137466
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
Weight: unknown
268 pages